( 2 weeks later)
Mayu POV:
“ What's on the Schedule today Sebastian?” I asked, taking a sip of my tea while studying the numerous pieces of paper in front of me that required my attention.
“ You have a meeting to attend to at the yard in the morning and then in the afternoon you have a science session with Mr.Monocore. After that you are free, My Lady.”
“ Very well”
It had been 2 weeks since I had formed a contract with Sebastian and already I had been interviewed by the yard about the place of which I was raised and I was even recruited as a high ranking officer there. They had been hesitant at first at the idea of hiring a 16 year old noble but were quickly persuaded once I helped them solve a case that had almost been deemed unsolvable.
“ Oh and Young Master this arrived for you earlier this morning. It is a invitation to a ball held by the Druitt.” Sebastian added, handing me a white envelop with nothing but a stamp decorating it.
“ A ball? Am I able to turn it down?” I glanced back at the papers shattered on my desk as I awaited Sebastian's answer.
“ I'm afraid not, My Lady. People are already questioning your position. If you declined an invitation to such a high ranking ball then it will do nothing but harm your status, besides most ladies adore balls. It seems quite odd for one to refuse it so openly.”
I sighed before staring back up at Sebastian.
“ Fine, I shall attend. When is it?”
“ Tonight.”
“ Tonight?!” I nearly spit out my tea. “ They sent the invitation out on the day of the ball? How absurd.”
“ Yes it is, My Lady, but it is how the Druitt is.”
“ Very well. You are dismissed Sebastian.”
“ Thank you, My Lady.”
“ Oh and by the way Sebastain you don't have to hide your cats in your closet. Cats are allowed here.”
Sebastian looked taken aback at my words before smiling.
“ How did you know I had cats, My Lady?”
I laughed. “ Because hearing meowing coming from your room when I pass by it isn't exactly normal, and besides I am half cat myself, I could smell other traces of cats in the manor.”
Sebastian smirked before nodding.
“ Thank you, My Lady. I will set them free immediately.”
I rolled my eyes and smiled before returning all my attention to the papers on my desk. Each paper was chocked full of information on recent cases. Quite recently there had been reports of kidnapped girls. In some cases the bodies had been recovered, while in other cases they weren't. No matter how hard and carefully I looked I couldn't find any similarities between the cases besides the fact that the kidnapped girls were all around the ages of 6-14 and were kidnapped from their rooms at night. After interviewing all of their parents I came up shorthanded. All were said to be orphan children or just children wondering the streets at night. I also could not find any motive to the cases.
“ Young master?” A voice asked from the other side of my office door.
I glanced up at the door just in time to see Finian enter.
“ Yes? What is it Finny?” I questioned, returning my attention to the papers resting before me.
“ I finished the garden, young master. Is there anything else for me to do?”
